The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-30
MEMPHIS THE WINNER.
EVIDENCE THAT BLUFF CITY
DRAGGING WAS
Not Premature -Sneed's Sluggers
Defeat Bradley's Boys In a Holly
Contested Game.
A FINE START FOR THE STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
Charleston Again Falls Before the
Phil 'es Inter estlnv Dia-
mOnd Dots.

The opening game for the Stat
championship between Memphis anC
Nashville was played in the latter cit,
yesterday afternoon and Sneed's slug
gers snnihilsted Bradley's Rock Cit,
lads by the score OF to 8. All til,
lovers Of the sport in Memphis wer,
happy last night over the T. ct that W,
mad drawn first b!ood. But still W,
are not growing, There are FIVE mort
games to be played and Bradley anC
his men might get mad and knock u
out. But then SnCed and hie men art
up TO snuff and won't allow the Rocl
City lads to work such racket OIL
them. Black and Crotty were the bat
terry for Memphis while Bradley and
Hayes did the work for Nashville il
yesterdays game. Following is q spe.
cial account Of the game:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 29.-Five
hundred people were at the psIk to,
day, cold as it was, TO witness the first
game in the State championship series
Overcoats and gloves were neces
sity, as a cutting wind sent the mar.
row freezing in ones bones. At
O'Clock game was called, with the
Nashvilles at bat. Bobby Black occu-
pied the box for Memphis and was
caught by Crolty. Black pitched q
good game, but it was evident hat he
was hampered by the new rules, as
his work was not equal to last season.
He was ably supported by Cro.ty.
Bradley pitched for The Nashvilles and
it ia evident there is life in the
old man yet. He pitched a
remarkably good gene. Jack Hayes
was the back-stop, but his support was
not as good as last week. Whether
the fault WAS owing TO the weather or
other causes we do not know, but the
TACT was evident that he was
not himself. The first half
OF the game was remarkable
fer fac playing, and after that, luck
or whatever one may call it, seemed
against the Nashville, and Memphis
had it pretty much their own way.
The feature OF the game was the run
ming catch by Reeder OF Crotty's long
fly to center, which made the grand
stand wild. Reeder seems to be possess
ed OF the faculty Of being in the right
place at the right time. A case of
misjudgment happened in the eighth
inning. Black hit high fly. Nicholas
misjudged it, and Bradley yelled 10
Diestel to catch it. Diestel failed in
the attempt. Had Nicholas not made
q mistake in regard to 1t he could
have easily gathered it in. This
enabled Force 10 ecore. The follow
ing is the game in detail:
First Inning-Ciinton hit safe 10
left; Hayes went out on fly to right;
Clinton stole second and went to third
on passed ball; Reeder hit to short,
out at first; Force struck out; Doyle
struck out; Sneed hit 10 center, safe
on first; Force hit to left for two bags,
Sneed going 10 third; Andrews hit
safe to left for two bags, Sneed and
Force scoring; German tc ok his base
for being hit; Back went out on a
fly to left; Crotty few out to center.
Second Inning-Mcffet. hit safe to
pitcher; Bradley hit to second, safs
on first, Moffett getting ont at second;
Bradley went to second and third on O
passed bail. Diestel hit safe to center
aud Bradley scored. Diestel stole sec
ond, and Mannion and Nicholas went
out on flies to left. McAleer hit past
third, safe on first and stole second.
Phelan hit to. left for two bags. Nc
Aleer came home but out for not
touching third. Doyle went out on
hit to second, and Phelan was put out
at second.
Third Inning-Clinton hit to pitch
er, cut at first. Hayes hit cafe to left.
Reeder hit to second; safe on fret,
Hayes going 10 second. r eler went
to e3ond on a throw to first, Hayes
getting out at third. Firle hit to CEN
ter and Reeder scored. Moffett struck
out. Sneed hit to second, out at first;
Force flaw out to center. Andrews
went out on foul.
Fourth Inning-BTad ey struck out.
Diestel went out on strikes at fnt.
Mannion flew out to third. Gormsn
hit to pitcher and out at first. Black
hit safe to center and went out steal
ing second. Crotty hit to pitcher and
out at first.
Fifth Inning-Nicholas hit safe to
left Clinton took first for being hit,
sending Nicholas to second. Hayes
went out on fly to center. Reeder
hit to second and out at frat, Clinton
out in making second. McAleer hit
to short and safe on first. Phelan hit
10 pitcher and safe on first, McAleer
getting out at second. Doyle went
out on fly to short aud Phelan stole
second. Sneed fouled out.
Sixth Inning-Firle, Moffett and
Bradley went out on flies in the order
named. Force hit cafe to left, Andrews
hit to pitcher, safe on first, Force get.
ting out at second. German hit to
right, safe on first, going to second,
Andrews etole third. Black hit to
pitcher, out a. first; Crotty hit safe to
right for Two bases, aud Andrews and
German scored. McAleer hit TO third,
safe on first, Crotty out at third.
Seventh Inning-Diestel struck out,
Mann on fou!ed ont Rnd.Nich las went
out on a fly to first; Phelan hit to
right, out at first; Doyle hit to short,
out at first; S1eed hit to second, out
at first.
Eighth Inning-Olinton struck out.
Hayes went out on fly to left, and
Reeder struck out, Force hit safe to
center. Andrews struck out. Force
stole second. German struck out.
Black hit TO third, .Dieatel fumbled
the ball, and Black was safe on first.
Ninth Inning-Firle hit safe for
two bags Moffett struck out. Firle
was caught mapping on second and
put out. Bradley went out on fly to
left. The official score is as follows.
MEMPHIS. ABB BIZ Pc A K